Noun
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(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
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one who stays for only a short time
"transient laborers"
Adjective
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lasting a very short time
"the ephemeral joys of childhood"
"a passing fancy"
"youth's transient beauty"
"love is transitory but it is eternal"
"fugacious blossoms"
- short lived -
of a mental act
causing effects outside the mind